GDT: 2024 NHL Entry Draft (HFSJ Edition) - Round 1: Fri, Jun 28 4pm PT/7pm ET | Rounds 2-7: Sat, Jun 29, 8:30am PT/11:30am ET

[LadyStanley]

 

[Patty Ice]

My prediction, like the lottery, everything goes as it should. No surprises. No fallers, no risers in the top 10. The Sharks will have their choice of Yak or Eis. Jux will be ripping her hair out expecting it to be Eiserman but will jump out of her seat fist pumping when Yakemchuk 's name is read.

 

[Jargon]

Dream here is we can snag Parekh or BPA that drops to 11 and then package our 2 2nds and get Solberg, Emery, etc.

 

[STL Shark]

Well go to the Flyers section and suggest they draft yet another winger when they have no #1c and #1d prospects and tons of wingers and see how it works out lol

I don't really care about what their fans think because they're just fans. I will take what the talking heads discuss as far more credible than fans.

Like for us, if you look at our left wing depth (Eklund, Musty, Bystedt, Bordeleau, etc.) then another LW like Eiserman doesn't really seem to fill any sort of need. However, the scouts and national types think that's who we want even though we as fans think defense is a bigger need.

And to anyone thinking there is a real #1C or #1D at where Philly (or SJ) is going to be selecting, they're wrong. What the consensus on Philly out there is relates to needing more skill in their lineup in addition to just Michkov.

 

[Alaskanice]

I don't really care about what their fans think because they're just fans. I will take what the talking heads discuss as far more credible than fans.

Like for us, if you look at our left wing depth (Eklund, Musty, Bystedt, Bordeleau, etc.) then another LW like Eiserman doesn't really seem to fill any sort of need. However, the scouts and national types think that's who we want even though we as fans think defense is a bigger need.

And to anyone thinking there is a real #1C or #1D at where Philly (or SJ) is going to be selecting, they're wrong. What the consensus on Philly out there is relates to needing more skill in their lineup in addition to just Michkov.

They’re all saying Eiserman because he and Macklin are best friends. That’s my take.

 

[NiWa]

Here's my personal top 50. It's based valuing the public reports with proven success (e.g. Chris Peters - see analysis here ) higher than the "big" public lists.
Lower on: Sennecke, Eisermann, Connelly, Sahlin-Wallenius
Higher on: Hage, Emery, Beaudoin, Surin, Mustard, Shuravin, Skahan

It's tough to stay BPA instead of swaying further towards organizational need, but here goes:

#	Prospect	Shot	Pos
1	Macklin Celebrini	L	C
2	Ivan Demidov	L	RW
3	Zeev Buium	L	D
4	Cayden Lindstrom	L	C/LW
5	Artyom Levshunov	R	D
6	Sam Dickinson	L	D
7	Anton Silayev	L	D
8	Berkly Catton	L	C
9	Konsta Helenius	R	C
10	Tij Iginla	L	C/RW
11	Zayne Parekh	R	D
12	Carter Yakemchuk	R	D
13	Michael Brandsegg-Nygard	R	RW/C
14	Michael Hage	R	C
15	Cole Eiserman	L	LW
16	Igor Chernyshov	R	LW
17	Stian Solberg	L	D
18	Beckett Sennecke	R	RW
19	Adam Jiricek	R	D
20	Liam Greentree	L	RW
21	Jett Luchanko	R	C
22	EJ Emery	R	D
23	Cole Beaudoin	L	C
24	Nikita Artamonov	L	LW
25	Sacha Boisvert	L	C
26	Yegor Surin	L	LW/C
27	Trevor Connelly	L	LW
28	Andrew Basha	L	LW
29	Ryder Ritchie	R	RW
30	Dominik Badinka	R	D
31	Charlie Elick	R	D
32	Emil Hemming	R	RW
33	Terik Parascak	R	RW
34	John Mustard	L	C/LW
35	Teddy Stiga	L	C/LW
36	Linus Eriksson	L	C
37	Alfons Freij	L	D
38	Matvei Shuravin	L	D
39	Dean Letourneau	R	C
40	Marek Vanacker	L	LW
41	Will Skahan	L	D
42	Henry Mews	R	D
43	Leo Sahlin Wallenius	L	D
44	Cole Hutson	L	D
45	Tanner Howe	L	LW
46	Matvei Gridin	L	LW
47	Aron Kiviharju	L	D
48	Leon Muggli	L	D
49	Harrison Brunicke	R	D
50	Julius Miettinen	L	C

Also came across this article on consensus lists. Suggests actual player tier pick ranges are: 1; 2; 3-14 (commonly accepted); 15-23 (much less discussed), 24-40s (pretty wide)

 

[Friday]

I hope Catton and Helenius go top 10, that would really be helpful

 

[Alaskanice]

That's part of it but in general his stock has risen a bit among pundits too. It went from "All he has is a good shot" last week to them loving his goal scoring ability within the last few days.

Thanks for sharing that.

 

[WSS11]

I hope Catton and Helenius go top 10, that would really be helpful

Sennecke too. Doubt all three do but would be nice.

 

[glasgow26]

My prediction for the top 11:

Celebrini
Levshunov
Buium
Lindstrom
Demidov
Dickinson
Silayev
Parekh
Iginla
Sennecke
Eiserman (and we all get mad about passing on Yakemchuk)

 

[Friday]

Sennecke too. Doubt all three do but would be nice.

Sennecke probably most likely too. Someone could be obsessed with Catton but I doubt it happens

 

[tiburon12]

This might be copium because Eiserman was not a player I was interested in, but as the smoke thickens i've been warming to the idea of having our offense set around Celebrini+Eiserman and Smith on separate lines for the next 15 years. We can figure out D through trades or next year's draft (unless we win the lottery).

It's a risk but that risk is uniquely diminished because of the built-in Celebrini+Eiserman factor. but maybe that guarantees Celebrini will go back to school?

 

[Friday]

32 thoughts said looks like the Ducks target at 3rd is Buium. Whackkkk

 

[CaptainShark]

This might be copium because Eiserman was not a player I was interested in, but as the smoke thickens i've been warming to the idea of having our offense set around Celebrini+Eiserman and Smith on separate lines for the next 15 years. We can figure out D through trades or next year's draft (unless we win the lottery).

It's a risk but that risk is uniquely diminished because of the built-in Celebrini+Eiserman factor. but maybe that guarantees Celebrini will go back to school?

au contraire, if we draft Eiserman Celebrini can expect to play with him down the road and San Jose and his presence at BU and the chance to play with him is less of a pull factor.

Anyway, I am 90% sure (in line with almost everything I have read) that he will turn pro.

 

[Juxtaposer]

32 thoughts said looks like the Ducks target at 3rd is Buium. Whackkkk

Wouldn’t be crazy, I have him ranked 3rd… I hope they go someone else.

 

[STL Shark]

32 thoughts said looks like the Ducks target at 3rd is Buium. Whackkkk

Believe that was Marek while Friedman said Silayev. Guessing it will be one of those two, but would honestly prefer Buium because I think it causes more chaos (and he isn't falling to SJ anyway).

 

[coooldude]

One ducks fan pointed out that the ducks have NEVER picked a Russian in round one. Might be an ownership decision. I bet they pick Sennecke, Buium, or Yak.

 

[Juxtaposer]

One ducks fan pointed out that the ducks have NEVER picked a Russian in round one. Might be an ownership decision. I bet they pick Sennecke, Buium, or Yak.

Russian playing in Russia, I think. Mintyukov was in the OHL.

 

[weastern bias]

32 thoughts said looks like the Ducks target at 3rd is Buium. Whackkkk

Very Pat Verbeek if true, he just goes with his guy no matter what the lists say

 

[NiWa]

Does anyone have a list of defensemen outside the top 6 guys here with strengths and weaknesses or at least, breakdown of their styles and likelihood of making the NHL?
I'm familiar with jiricek, Solberg and love ej Emery, but who can we realistically be looking at with 33? Does anyone have , say a range of 25 to 55 for dmen available?

Ask and you shall receive. My summaries are basic, so go straight to the draft profile link to find a detailed breakdown, thanks for three excellent amateur scouts on the HFboards over at the NJ Devils forums. One of them is a former semi-professional draft writer, and he was raving about Solberg BEFORE the late tourney success made him rise on everyone else's draft boards.

#	Name	Ft	In	Weight	Shot		Projection	Draft Profile link
17	Stian Solberg	6	2	205	L	D	two-way D, great skater, top 20	x
19	Adam Jiricek	6	3	182	R	D	pot. big min. two-way D, on the second pair, long injury set him back	x
22	EJ Emery	6	3	183	R	D	potential to become elite Shutdown D, with good puck skills. Perfect to pair with your offensive D.	x
30	Dominik Badinka	6	3	185	R	D	physical, high-effort and high-intelligence NHL shut down defenseman with good skating and breakout passing	x
31	Charlie Elick	6	3	202	R	D	potentially top four NHL D, Shut down D with speed and physicality. little offensive potential.	x
37	Alfons Freij	6	1	197	L	D	Offensive D w/ high-risk play-style, can really skate & dangle, but with defensive red flags like shying away from physicality	x
38	Matvei Shuravin	6	4	172	L	D	Shut-down D, strong skater, offensive potential, bad shot	x
41	Will Skahan	6	5	215	L	D	physical shutdown D, very good skater, great positioning, great vision, but limited in creativity with puck, hard but inaccurate shot.	x
42	Henry Mews	6	0	189	R	D	Offensive D, exceptional skater, but can unravel when faced with adversity	x
43	Leo Sahlin Wallenius	6	0	180	L	D	offensive D, non-physical, inconsistent	x
44	Cole Hutson	5	10	165	L	D	Great at zone entries, but avg skating/undersized puts a big question mark on him, despite tourney success and relation to Lane H.. Ranked all over the place.	x
47	Aron Kiviharju	5	10	184	L	D	PMD, injury made him miss most of the season.	x
48	Leon Muggli	6	1	177	L	D	Mobile shutdown D	x
49	Harrison Brunicke	6	3	184	R	D	two-way, big & mobile, 2nd pair D	x
51	Adam Kleber	6	6	215	R	D	physical, solid defense, some offensive instincts, good but slower skater	x
53	Jesse Pulkkinen	6	6	219	L	D	Overager, Offensive D, good skater, error prone (but improving)	x
54	Daniil Ustinkov	6	1	201	L	D	defensive D, good passer, no red flags	x
59	Veeti Vaisanen	6	1	188	L	D	defensive D, exceptional skater, some hidden offensive potential	x
60	Ben Danford	6	2	191	R	D	Shutdown D.	x

 

[LadyStanley]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806739376749314433

Maybe all the fireworks happen before the draft starts?

 

[Bizz]

Huge W for LA. I hate this.

 

[LadyStanley]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806736822103613679

And I do think D too

 

[matt trick]

^Thank you. Lot of big, good skating d-men this year. BPA at 11 (and 1), but it'd be really sweet, if we walked away with a top 6 D, and two of these other guys. Though I might rather Buium than Parekh, Elick, and Danford as an example.

 

[weastern bias]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806736822103613679

And I do think D too

Fingers crossed